δαίς
dais
fire-brand, pinetorch
Appears 96 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
δαίς, δαιτός, ἡ, (δαίω Β) A. meal, banquet, δαὶς ἐΐση, duly shared, Il. 15.95, etc.; δαὶς πίειρα sumptuous banquet, 19.179; sacrificial feast, βωμὸς ἐδεύετο δαιτὸς ἐΐσης 24.69; δαῖτα θάλειαν Fr.inc. 4 Kinkel (cf. Od. 17.382); Θυέστου δαῖτα παιδείων κρεῶν the feast of on . ., Ag. 1242, cf. 1593: pl., Od. 20.182, Ch. 483: of beasts of prey, Il. 24.43; [τούτοις] παρέξω δαῖθʼ ὑφʼ ὧν ἐφερβόμην Ph. 957. 2. meat, food, Cyc. 245, cf. Od. 18.279. 3. personified, Fr. 605. Rare in Prose (exc. in Homeric allusions, Phdr. 247a, etc.) as 1.133,211.
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